Random Anime Heroes Were Guilty Of Awful Things (16 items)

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  (#9) Takeo Gouda Doesn't Care If His Friend Wants To Kiss Him In 'My Love Story'

  Most of the time, Takeo Gouda is a big cuddly sweetheart who would never do anything to hurt anyone, unless of course, they do something to hurt his beloved girlfriend, Yamato. A kind and respectful boyfriend, Takeo loves his mom and is just an all-around great guy... except when it comes to his best friend, Sunao. 

  In one scene, Takeo wants to get some experience with kissing to prepare himself for the big moment with Yamato, so he asks Sunao for a practice kiss. When Sunao says no, Takeo responds by covering his face with Saran wrap and forces a kiss on him. Not only could Sunao actually suffocate, but Takeo's blatant disregard for his friend's consent is just gross. This scene is played for laughs, but that doesn't make it any less unsettling.
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  (#12) Ishida Relentlessly Bullies Nishimiya For Being Deaf In 'A Silent Voice'

  A Silent Voice is perhaps one of the most moving and tear-inducing anime films ever. And it has to do with its portrayal of bullying and discrimination towards people with disabilities. Back in elementary school, Shoya Ishida targeted Shoko Nishimiya, a deaf girl who just transferred to his class. Because of her disability, he ruthlessly bullies her and gets everyone in the class to join him. It becomes so bad that she's forced to move schools again. 

  Eventually, Ishida gets a taste of his own medicine and experiences alienation and bullying at school. He owns up to his mistakes and vows to make Nishimiya happy again. And while the film ends on a hopeful and positive note where both Ishida and Nishimiya become friends, it doesn't shy away from exploring Ishida's past mistakes.
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  (#11) L

  • Death Note, Death Note, Death Note: The Last Name, L: Change the World

  Great detective or not, L's ethics remain questionable, to say the least, and some of what he does is straight-up immoral. To test whether or not Light Yagami and Misa will save their own lives and reveal themselves as Kira, L tricks them into believing Light's father, Soichiro, is about to shoot him in the head. His methods include more than just psychological torment - he locks Light in a cell with his hands behind his back for weeks on end, and keeps Misa straight-jacketed and tied to a cart.

  No matter what the ultimate outcome, ignoring human rights is a serious problem, even in the moral gray area that is the world of this show.
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  (#10) Endeavor Abuses His Wife And Children In 'My Hero Academia'

  As the new No. 1 Pro Hero, Endeavor isn't exactly the best role model to represent the Hero society. He marries Rei, an Ice Quirk user, in order to breed a child with the perfect quirk combination. When Shoto Todoroki is born, he neglects all his other children and relentlessly trains Todoroki for his own selfish ambitions. He often resorts to violence against his own wife and kids if they get in his way. It all becomes too much for Rei to handle as she becomes mentally unstable and mistakes Todoroki for Endeavor, pouring hot water on his face. 

  While Endeavor is trying to redeem himself and own up to his terrible deeds, it still doesn't erase the pain he caused his family. 
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  (#14) Yuri Plisetsky Is Super Rude In 'Yuri!!! on ICE'

  Yuri Plisetsky, one of the three protagonists of Yuri!!! on ICE, takes "bratty teenager" to a whole new level. In the opening scene, Yuri kicks down the door of the bathroom stall where Yuuri Katsuki is actively having a nervous breakdown and screams at him about how he's a fat, pathetic loser who doesn't deserve to live.

  While this is likely his most unsettling outburst, it isn't the last. When Yuri gets into a conflict with JJ Leroy, he calls his girlfriend Isabella a b*tch for basically no reason. Cool sexism, kid. For all his grace on the ice, Yuri lacks such decorum when it comes to speaking with others.
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  (#4) Katsuki Bakugo Horribly Mistreats His Friends In 'My Hero Academia'

  Katsuki Bakugo may attend a high school for training would-be heroes, but his behavior often falls short of what you might all heroic. Bakugo torments his childhood friend Izuku for years, publicly insulting, screaming at, and even fighting poor Izuku. Motivated by directionless rage, Katsuki constantly misinterprets Izuku genuine care for his well-being as a form of belittlement. 

  If Katsuki actually wants to be a professional hero, a person worth looking up to, he needs to go about refining more than just his powers.

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